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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (29253024)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 507840
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29253024Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2019-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 00:45
    Shoreline covered 45
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 892
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Chris Theron
     
    0Gail Glynn
     
    0Theo Cave'
     
    16595Sally Cummings
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		340
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1230
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		250
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		60
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		450
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2200
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		380
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		250
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		530
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		190
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		1040
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		170
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		730
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		100
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		120
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		220


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    Thursday 18 December 2025 05:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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